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The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-16
Pleasant Entertainment.

The entertainment given by the W.
NJ. B. Society last night at Watkins
Hall was largely attended. The pro-
gramme. though not extensive, was
choice and much enjoyed by all
present. This society of young peo-
pie arc doing well and deserve en-
couragement. They are working for
the benefit of the Sunday school OF
the Flovd Street Church.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
First Use of Gold.

The most interesting question of all about
gold is, How did it come to be the root of
all evil? What has made this particular
yellow metal, above all stones and minerals,
the standard Of value, the medium of ex-
change and the object of all mems ardent
devotion? In order to solve that curious prob
lem we must look at the origin of its use
among mankind and the evolution of its en-
ployment as money. Primitive man, hunt.
ing about in the rivers for fish and In the
forests for yenison, had other wants, phil
osopheFs tell US, than those of mere vulgar
food and drink; the noble thirst for trinkets,
the aesthetic desire for personal decoration,
which now gives rise to fashion plates and
drapers shops and jewellers windows, was
already vaguely alive within his swelling
bosom. He adorned himself, even then,
with necklace of boars' teeth and shining
fossils and girdles of shell and belts of wam-
pun, all of which things are found, in COM
papy With the white chalk and the red ochre
that made primitive woman beautiful for
ever, among the concreted floors of the Dor
dogne caverns
Primitive woman was not fair to outer
view, as other nlaidens be; on the contrary,
she was no doubt distinctly dark, not to say
dusky, somewhere about the precise COM
plexion Of the modern nagresa, her nearest
surviving representative; but already she
knew how to keep in the fashion; she loved
gold; as Walpole long afterward remarked
Of her remote descendants, and, when she
could get them, diamonds also. Ages be-
fore any other metals were smelted or man.
ufactured into useful implements gold and
silver had attracted the attention of our say.
age ancestors, and probably still more of our
savage ancestfessed. There was every reason
why this should be so. They are generally
found in the native state; they have gilt
ter and brilliancy and beauty Of color; they
are soft and workable and easily pierced;
they can be readily strung in ipgnta as beads
for Hecklats, aHd, at a somewhat higher
grade Of culture, they can be hammered
with ease into rude ornaments. Hence tits
not surprising that from very early age
primitive man should have priced nuggets
Of gold and ingots of silver for personal trim
kets, Just as he PRICED the shells and peb-
hles, the garnets and carnelIans, the Jade
and crystal, the ivory and feathers, from
which he manufactured his rude adorn.
ments.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15

Fhese were four or fve sets of these memo
randa, running from sid, toH4d." When
asked to explain the meaning Of them, be
said they were some old examples in alge.
bra he had been working out with the boys.
In few minutes we were satisfied that the
paper read: Artillery in first division, twen-
ty-seyen pieces" The or stood for infan-
try, and the &c" for cavalry. We were
satisfied, and yet we were not, for as soon
as we made it out the way / have given it
to you, Swift said;
Aaeperal, Cant, Morton does not seem
to be good hahd to Femember faces Will
YOU please send for the orderly sergeant
and my tent mates? If l can't show by
them that / have been with Company G
four months you can order me hung as a
spy"
The cool proposition staggered the gen.
eral. Had we discovered the paper IN the
map's pocket instead Of his be1t he would
have been allowed to walk Oft. That dis
covery looked suspicious, and he was Or
dered back to the guard house and the
persons sent for. Two hours later he was
confronted with the orderly sergeant
sergeant, do you know this man p
asked the general.
"No, sir.
aIsn't he a member of your company
"No, SIR
swift actually grinned as If 1t were a
good joke, and said j.
"Perhaps l have changed skins with
somebody since.I came out of camp this
morning. Sergt White, your given name
is Thomas. You came from Chicago.
You have been TWICE wounded, Your
father was down ia seq you last week.
You get love letters from your girl In Gales
burg Yon are 82 years old You have
brother Ben in Company u. Hear me
call the roll of our company: Albright,
Allison, Andrews, Arkwright, Bement,
Beamer, Bostwick, Carter, Corliss, Collins,
Costigan, Cummerford" "--
And the man ratified off forty or fifty
names as fast As he could speak, and he got
| them all correct too. The sergeant looked
from his captain to the prisoner, and then
pinched himself to see if he was awake or
asleep.
aI-I never saw him before" he finally
slsmmeFed, abut he must belong to the
company =
stWell, take him back to camp with you,
sergeant" observed the general. aHold
on, though, didn't we send for his tent
mates ?"
aThey are here, sir.
aWell, wen see if they recognize him.
The three mea were brought in, and In
side Of ave minutes Swift was doomed
man. He had come into camp four or five
days previous, claiming to be looking for a
friend, and had bribed the boys to let him
into the tent He made his excursions
through the division from this point, He
must hags been man With . wonderful
memory, aud he had gained oceans Of IN
| formation, without seeming to pump any
body. He tried to brave it out against the
three men, but other members of the COM
pany were sent for, and his nerve at last
gave way. A court martial was convened
and four days after his capture Swift was
hung, While he died game apd would
admit nothing, it was satisfactorily settled
| that he came from Johnsons army, and
that he was old in the business. 1 was Al
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
What Came of carelessness.

A gentleman of wealth one day, while
practicing penmanship, wrote his name upon
a blank slip Of paper and allowed it to lie
upon his desk. It attracted the attention
Of neighhor, who, for . joke, flled the
space above the signature sn the form Of a
promissory note, and in few days after
wards presented the paper, with an offer to
allow considerable discount if the apparent
drawer would cash it at that time. The
gentleman recognized the Joke and the
holder of the document, placing it in his
pocket, departed and nothing more was
said aboutit- Subsequently, the holder was
stricken with paralysis and died ard his
executors finding the note and having no
knowledge of the joke attached to it brought
suit and recovered the sum S500-for
which it was drawn, thus illustrating the
danger of persons carelessly writing their
names on blank scraps of paper and the
mischief of thoughtie@ practical jokes.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
A pneumatic Tube to EUROPE.

COL, j. H. Pierce, of Saithington, who
has been studying the use of pneumatic
tubes, has reached a point at which he
hopes to show that tube across the
Atlantic can be used. Following Is the
description of the apparatus as he conceives
it: The tubes will always be in couples,
with the currents of air in one tube always
moving in an opposite direction from the
other. The heaviest cannon will serve to
illustrate the tube. A car takes the place
of the charge, the tube to be indefinitely
continuous and the speed Of the car to be
governed by the rapidity with which air
can be forced through. Time is required
to establish current Of air flowing with
great swiftness through a tube perhaps
thousands of miles in length, but when
once created the motion will be nearly
uniform. The speed ofthe current may be
made as great as may be desired by using the
steam driver fans employedin blast furnaces.
Niagara Falls could drive blast fans and
furnish motive power to keep in motion
the trains to connect this continent with
the old world. The temperature within
the tube may be regulated by passing
blasts of air entering the tube through
furnaces or over ice. The speed attained
may reach l 900 miles an hour. The tube
lining and car exterior would be of polish
ed steel with corrugated sides matching
with wheels provided with anti-friction n
bearings The speed, owing to the curva-
ture of the earth's surface, will tend to
overcome all weight and the pressure will
be upon the upper part of the tube; thus
there is scarcely any limit to the speed at
tainable The inventions consist in the
details Of the wOrk.-Hartford Courant.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15

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,ens;5l" .S - as;. f;ends bn. some oftbe bovs
bad I sasn 4 Nm ~ slrlS .sL;na notes os ond ba had
.sra, - s,,ah ast;ous 90 ~ n~;yate Federal
soldier % Sy wonld have any " use m for The bows
had no sooner @ % sot the idea m tbattbe stranger no
was was ! IS snv than abey gave information 70 me
and T mt him under arrest saw at 4
Glance that he wasof southern birth. This
was was not so much AGAINST him for at that
time we had nlepty IF Tennessee and Ken
tnckv men with ms
aWbat command dovou belong tor I
.slad
aTbe -,b Illinois y he renlied
I.sIed wbot br;osda and division who
WAS his canta;n and various other tbinos
and he returned what seemed to be straight
answers r ar M to every ouestion When T asked
who be had come 10 visit in the Wisconsin
regiment he was lame He mentioned the
name of a man M one had ever heard Of
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no;s cants;n named and n ohont an hour
be onnaared Tbe sunnosed snv was Ken
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soon as brought face 70 face with The can.
t.;n be sslutsd and sa;d. aCant Morton
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
Management Of Lamps.

Some one has written some directions
for treating lamps, and it so accords with
the experience of another that we present
them herewith. To insure good light, the
burners of petroleum lamps should be kept
bright. IF they are allowed to become dull,
owing to the absorption Of heat by the
darkened metal smoke is the result. Once
month place the burners in pan, cover
ing them with cold water, to each quart of
which tablespoonful of washing soda
should be added and also little soap,
Boil slowly for one OF two hours, and at
the end Of this time pour off the blackened
water, rinse the burners with clear hot
water, and rub dry with soft cloth. The
burners must be perfectly dry before the
wicks are introduced Should the wicks
become clcgged with the particles of dust
floating in the oil, and new oaes not be de-
sired, theY may be boiled in vinegar and
water and dried thoroughly and put back
in the burners. IF wicks have done duty
all winter they should be replaced by new
ones in the spring Nickle burners may
be boiled as well as brass ones. Time spent
in the care Of lampsis never wasted. A per
fectly clean lamp. that gives a brilliant, light
| Is great comfort. What IS more careless
or depressing than an ill-kept lamp, which
gives forth an unsteady, lurid, sigh-de-
stroying aame2 The paper roses, gueldel
roses and chrysanthemums, 50 popular fol
decorative purposes, are admirable fol
| placing in the lamp chimneys to keep out
| the dust during the day, and the wick.
should be turned little below the rim Of
the burner, to prevent emulation Of tie oil
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
OAK HALL

AS our store has been enlarged and I'M
proved by glass front, we send out our fall
greeting to our many friends to visit our es-
tablishment. Our increasing trade necessi
tated a large store, and we have 1t. we also
have the goods requisite to make our store
attractive. Oak Halls reputation is that
there is no description practical. Our goods 90,
are always found to be as advertised. Inc
only difference is we don't advertise one-hali
we have Our goods that we advertise you
will find in stock, and not on paper. 1t Is
useless for us to attempt to tell OF our stock.
All who visit our store can testify to the
above.
OUR DISPLAY OF DRESS GOODS
This fall is superior to any we have ever
shown. our prices lower than ever, and, as
our facilities have been increased, we hope to
do you good by trading with us this fall.
DRESS GOODS IN ALL SHADES,
From SC up to SOC, Toe and 81; $l.40 81 inch
Cloth at SOC. Does it sound cheap? We
have them. Beautiful line of Tricots, Cloth
and fine French Mstuns, from 40c to 50c and
6Oc; handsome Combinations from Coo to 81;
beautiful line of Black Goods, from 25c to
Sl.25. We still handle our celebrated Black
Silk at 81 and slips, guaranteed not to cut;
Trimmings in Velvets, Pushes, Colored Silks
and Satin Rhadamas, beautiful line; Braids,
Braided Ornaments, Buttons and all TO match;
our Flannels are always superior IN quality
and price; our Domestics are lower than ever
before all through the line. If you want to
see the champion l04 White Blanket of Car
roll county call at Oak Hall. We ask S1.25
per pound, weigh to 81 pounds we bought
rs pairs, and are selling fast. DO you know
we have an immense stock OF
MEMS, YOUTHS & BOYS CLOTHING,
from s.. 90 to $40 suit; Overcoats all prices.
We also can show our youths and fastidious
voune men beautiful line of Cassimeres from
25e to So per yard, not in sample, but right
here in stock; a beautiful line of Ladies' and
Children's Coats are on the way, and will
arrive this week; Gents Hats and Furnishing
Goods, all the very latest.
OUR BOOT AND SHOE DEPARTMENT
Is immense. Evitt's Shoes the ladies all
want, the misses will have and the children
cry for: ask for our S1.25 Button Shoe, all
solid. Splendid line of Robes and Buggy
Blankets. In Carpets we have them from l5c
in hemp up; home made Rag Carpet, A, &c
per yard; Ingram and Brussels at all prices;
Smyrna Rugs. Druggets, Oil Cloth and Brus-
sells Rugs, all prices; we can save you big
money in Carpets. We handle them by the
roll. and not by sample. We solicit your
trade because we feel we can do you good.
Our increased trade we attribute to our fair
dealings with all. We hope to receive
liberal share of your trade during the fall and
yinter season. Thanks for past patronage.
Very respectfully yours,
GEO. C. ANDERS,
sct8 If New Windsor, Nd.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
Sampson Stafford.

from the Tribune and Farmer, was In an
swer to call from them for stories written
with ever word beginning with the lettel
"s:"
Sampson Stafford silver seller, strayins
slowly southwark, steadily seeking satisfac
tory sales, sauntered soberly, swinging sat
chel, systematically showing silver spoons
sugar shovels, small sized salvers, superior
spectacles, scissors, sewing shields.
Somber skies sent soft showers, soaking
Sampson ssatchels, shoes, shirt, skin. Sud
denly something seemed softly saying:
"Sweet Sally Slick Sampson soon shal
see."
So Sampson straightway strobe stupen
dous strides, seeking Sally's sunny shelter
Sampson soon saw sundry stately sycamores
standing sentinel, shading said spinstefs'
spacious shelter; spied Sally sitting solul
sewing silk stockinet, slyly scenting swee
scented Scotch snuff.
Suddenly surprise seized Sales sedat,
soul Seeing Simpsons swift strides
Sally's sanctity soon skedaddled shamefully
She, somewhat sensitive, shrank suspicious
ly, started suddenly, spilled some snuff
soiled stockinet, stammered, said;
"Seat, sir
Sampson shivered, shook, said;
"Smart shower"
Sally said:
Slightly so.
Simpsons shins seemed sore, so Sally
sought some soothing salve, supplied soft
soled slippers. Square shouldered, slab
sided, spindle-shanked Sampson seemed
satisfied.
Sally said:
"sold some silver since Sunday, Samp-
son?"
Sampson scrowled savagely. Sally sug
gested supper.
"Sartafn, Sally" said Sampson; "some
thing sufficiently strengthening somes trons
stimulant."
So Sally sent some sausage, sirlion steak
savory stew, some soothing sangaree
Simpsons stomach soon seemed satisfied
so Sampson smoked several strong Spanish
segars, sat stupefed, soon slept; snored So
norously. Sally, sitting solemnly stitching
stockinet shirts, suddenly sneezed. Samp-
son started, seemed scared, suspiciously
surveyed surrounding space = shutters
shades seemed secure.
Sally stopped sewing-saw somebody
slyIy sneaking, seeking Simpsons silver
Sampson, slightly susceptible, seemed sud-
denly smitten, sought Sally's side-sacri-
legiously surrounded Sally Sticks slight,
smooth symmetry. She seemed somewhat
suspicious, said:
'Soft sickish p
Sampson stared, Significantly said:
Sweetest, surely such solitary souls
should sympathize. ("
Sally stopped Sampson, Sampson seemed
snubbed. She seemed sorry, showed some
softening symptoms, supinely sought Samp-
sons sturdy shoulder. Sampson smacked
Sally. So straightway surrendering, she
smacked Sampson, Sampson said:
"Set some suitable season"
Sally said September,
Sampson shrugged shoulders, said:
tSooneri Scripture surely sanctions such
strong sympathy. Say Sunday p
So she succumbed.
Seven supernal seasons softly, silently
slipped somewhere.
Several small scions sprung successfully,
shedding sunshine, singing, shoating, sell
dom sick, squealipg sometimes, still sweet
epipg Sally's solitude.
So succeeding summers serinely spent.
SIMPSONS seven sons suddenly seized sol
dier's swords successfully subdued some
Syrians. Subsequently settled South.
Sampson still sells silver, supplying sub
stantial subsistence.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
DR. e. c. FAHRNEY,
IL Specialist in Chronic Diseases.

All correspondence strictly confidential and
attended to promptly. No. 20 Prospect ST.,
Hagerstown, Nd.
At Westminster, Nd, the first and third
Monday Of every month, beginning With Mon
day, June 10th, 1887,
day beginning with Saturday. June 4th, 1857.
june 4.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
Tee CREAM AND WATER ICE.

/ can supply the citizens of Westminster
and Carroll county with 6rst-class article Of
Ice Cream and Water Ice. Privats families
furnished with either by the gallon or hall
gallon. Large orders will receive prompt at,
fention. Orders delivered within the city
limits or ut the railroad free of charge.
DGT Send orders to Postofice, Box II.
Those wanting Cream for Sunday should send
in their orders by o'clock Saturday after
noon. ]. D. CRQWA,
may7 6m Westminster, Md.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15

The elephant lives 100 years and up
war; rhiuoceros, 20; camel, 100; lion, 25
to 20; tiger, leopard, iaguar and hyena
(in confnemsnt), about 25; beaver, so
deer, 20, wolf, 20; fox, IA Is liz; llama,
10; chamois, 25; squirrel, =; RABBIT,
monkey and babboon, 16 to IS; hare, s ;
swine, 25; stag, under so; horse, go ass,
30; sheep, under 10; COW, 20; OK, 80;
swan, parrot and raven, 200; eagle, 100;
goose, so hen aud pigeon, 10 to Is hawk
so to 40; crane, "a blackbird, 10 to II
peacock, 20; pelican, 40 to so; thrush, s
to 10; wren, 2 to 3; nightingale, Is black
cap, Is; linnet, IA to %; goldfnch, 20 to
"a rcdbreast, 10 to IL skylark, 10 to 80 I;
titlark, to 6 ehaffnch, 20 to "a star
ling, 10 to IL; carp, 20 to $50 pike, 30
to 40; salmon, 16 codfsh, II to II; eel,
no; crocodile, 100 tortoise, 100 to 200 J;
whale (estimatedJ. 1000; queen bees i've
4 years; drones, months worker bees. 6
months.-0sr Society Journal.
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MO. a54s EQUITY,

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In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
sitting in Equity.
Charles E. Fink, trustee and plaintiff, against
George W. Messenger and Emma j. E.
Messenger, his wife, defendants.
Ordered this 7th day Of October, A. D.
1887, that the sales Of the real and personal
property, made and reported In the above
entitled cause by Charles E. Fink, trustee, by
virtue Of deed of trust from George W. Mes
singer and Emma j. Z. Messenger, his wife,
to him, duly executed and recorded among
the Land Records Of Carroll county, be finally
ratified and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary be shown on or before the 7th day
of November, next; provided copy of this
order be insertedin some newspaper Published
in Carroll county, Maryland, once week for
three successive weeks, prior to the 3lst day
of October, instant
The report states the amount of sales of
personal property to- be $95.11, and the
amount of the sale of the real estate to be
$4,000.
JNO. E. SMITH,
Judge of the Circuit Court.
True copy,-Test:
oct8 st WIN. N. MARTIN, Clerk,
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the foot of the galIows as he mounted it,
and when the moose was put over his head
| heard him say:
"Gentlemen, it's fine morning 10 start
on such a journey as minel"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
NoTICE TO CREDITORS.

This Is to give notice that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court of Car
roll county, in Maryland, letters of admins
tration on the Personal Estate of
CHARLES WIBLING,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. An persons
having claims agaiRst the deaeasaA are warned
to exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof
legally authenticated, to the subscriber, on OIL
before the 24th day of April, 1885, they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said estate.
Given under my hand this goth day Ol
September, 1887.
LEVI YINGLING,
sent 24:4t Administrator.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-10-15
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
-EEEDl FEEDl FEED,

Corn Flour. Corn Chop, Chicken Feed and
Good Mixed Chop as low as the lowest. Will
deliver free of charge to customers in town.
WIN. A. SHRIVER.
5ul2stf Telephone con. Avondale Mill.
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10 FUNNY CLOWNS AND 100 Star
PERFORMERS,

From every branch of the Arenic Profess
sion, forming one ofthe Grandest and Greatest
Exhibitions oa earth.
A Free Street Pageant of Gorgeous Mag
ni6cence will be given at 10 o'clock, in the
msrpiag, starting from the place of exhibit
ton and proceeding thEoash lhs principal
streets. In this splendid professional display
will be seen long line Of gilded chariots,
unique vehicles of novel design, open cages
of wild beasts, herd of thirteen elephants,
ponies, eamels, jubilee singers aad three
bands of music.
sS Do not fail to see it. 1t viii cost you
nothing
Two performances daily. Doors open at
and Q p. M, which gives full hour for seeing
the many interesting wonders in the Museum
and Menagerie.
Excursions on all railroads at a reduced
e.;r for round trim Fnll narticnIars can he